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A dream carved from wood

A dream carved from wood

Giana Gallo, Editor-in-Chief December 24, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Inside a small backyard workshop coated with sawdust, Dave “Kaz” Kacmarcik lifts his favorite hammer, a simple, handmade tool crafted by his brother Steve and personalized years...

SHORT-DOCUMENTARY: A dream carved from wood

SHORT-DOCUMENTARY: A dream carved from wood

Giana Gallo, Editor-in-Chief December 24, 2025

Dave “Kaz” Kacmarcik spent decades balancing long shifts at Kroger, raising a family and quietly chasing a dream that once felt out of reach. Through persistence, sacrifice and countless late nights...

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The harsh side of going home for break

Ryder Noah From February 5, 2020

When summer after my senior year of high school came to an end, I was dead ready to go to college. No more would I have to drive around my boring suburb with five fast food places in a row down one street,...

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Pigg’s Playlist: Holiday Tunes

Kayla Pigg December 4, 2017

As a kid I always knew the holidays were on the way when my mom and dad played Harry Connick Jr.'s first and best Christmas album "When My Heart Finds Christmas.” Casually sitting in a chair by the fire...

Junior Michelle Knezovic’s family helps deliver meals to underprivileged families with Meals on Wheels through the Salvation Army every Thanksgiving. 

UK students do Thanksgiving differently

Michael Ayers November 23, 2017

Thanksgiving break is right around the corner. Many students will travel back home and receive questions about politics, or when they’re getting a job, and maybe if they’re dating someone.But some...

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